Body of slain Mass. man found

WEATHERSFIELD, Vt. - A body found along Interstate 91 has been identified as that of a Massachusetts man, and Vermont State Police said Saturday he had been slain.

George R. Roy, 64, of Chicopee, Mass., was found in grass off the east side of the highway near Weathersfield on Friday, near The Running Bear Campground, according to Vermont State Police Capt. Ed Ledo.

An autopsy was performed, but the cause and manner of death were being withheld because the death investigation was ongoing, Ledo said.

Police from Chicopee who had begun a missing persons probe into Roy's disappearance contacted Vermont authorities after information about the discovery of the body was shared with New England law enforcement agencies, according to Ledo. Chicopee police determined that a "violent crime" had occurred in Roy's home, according to Ledo, who said in a news release that the body was identified by fingerprints.

Police appealed for information from anyone who may have been in the area of Interstate 91 northbound near mile marker 53 between Tuesday and Friday and saw any suspicious vehicles on the side of the road.